The 13th Rite of the Munay-Ki: The Rite of the Womb 🌹

Ancestral Healing for Women and the Sacred Feminine

There is a lineage of women who freed themselves from suffering. From this lineage came a sacred gift from the jungles of Peru - the 13th Rite of the Munay-Ki: The Rite of the Womb.

This rite is an energetic transmission that reminds us:

The womb is not a place to store fear and pain. The womb is to create and give birth to life.

Origins of the Rite of the Womb

The Rite of the Womb was first received by Marcela Lobos, a Chilean-born medicine woman and teacher with the Four Winds Society. Marcela is married to Dr. Alberto Villoldo, founder of the Four Winds, which has trained thousands of western shamans in the traditions of the Q’ero shamans of the Andes.

Her journey into shamanic healing began after years of carrying trauma from growing up under dictatorship in Chile. In a powerful dream, she encountered midwives and jungle spirits who guided her to release the fear she carried in her womb. Years later, during ceremony with Shipibo shamans in the Peruvian Amazon, she received the 13th Rite of the Munay-Ki directly from a lineage of women in spirit.

Marcela was told: “Now it is time to share this rite with as many women as possible. The womb is not a place to store fear and pain. The womb is to create and give birth to life.”

Since then, she has dedicated her life to passing on this transmission so that women worldwide can heal themselves, their mothers, sisters, and daughters – and, in doing so, help heal the Earth.

The Four Winds Society and the Munay-Ki

The Four Winds Society was founded by Dr. Alberto Villoldo, a psychologist and medical anthropologist who studied with the Q’ero shamans of Peru. His work has been central in bringing Andean and Amazonian healing traditions to the West.

The Munay-Ki rites are a series of energetic transmissions gifted by these shamans to help humanity step into a new way of being – one that is in harmony with the Earth and rooted in love (“Munay” in Quechua). The Rite of the Womb was added later as the 13th rite, specifically for women, as a way to heal collective feminine trauma.

Why This Rite Matters Today

For centuries, women have carried not only their own wounds but also the imprints of ancestral pain, cultural suppression, and silence. The Rite of the Womb helps us:

• Release inherited fear and sorrow held in the womb space

• Reclaim our power to create, nurture, and give birth to new life (in all its forms)

• Connect with the cycles of the Earth and the Moon

• Step into our lives with greater compassion, freedom, and joy

  
  

Receiving the rite also makes you a Womb Keeper - part of a global lineage of women holding and transmitting this healing for future generations.

Experiencing the Rite of the Womb

Today, the Rite of the Womb is shared in ceremonies worldwide. Each gathering is slightly different, but they usually include grounding practices, the transmission of the rite itself, and an offering of prayers to the Earth.

Paula, co-founder of Full Circle Healing in Brighton & Hove has been gifted this rite by a practitioner trained in the lineage direct from Marcela Lobos and Alberto Villoldo. Her work is rooted in sound healing, astrology, and sacred feminine wisdom, and she hold's space for women to reconnect with themselves and their creative centre.

Paula offers personalised 1on1 Rite of the Womb ceremonies – which can be booked directly via the services page, or look out for one of her regular ceremony group events by signing up to the Full Circle Healing mailing list, or visiting our events page.

Closing

The Rite of the Womb is more than a ceremony. It is a call from a lineage of women - past, present, and future - reminding us that healing the womb is healing the Earth.

✨ If you feel drawn, I invite you to explore this rite, whether through study, personal

practice, or by joining a ceremony. Together, we are remembering that the womb is not a place to store fear and pain. The womb is to create and give birth to life.

Sending blessings

Paula